Fiction
Dawn of Vengeance – Ronie Kendig
Any new book by Ronie Kendig is an automatic “must read” for me. And…in spite of the fact that space opera is not my favorite genre, this series is one that I absolutely love! Brand […]
Genre: Christian
Fiction
Court of Swans – Melanie Dickerson
“Where there is wealth and power, there is also someone who is willing to do anything to take it.” In medieval England, there was very little middle class. You were either poor or rich and […]
Fiction
All Through the Night – Tara Johnson
All Through the Night is a Civil War novel following characters that one would not commonly expect to be hero and heroine. Tara Johnson’s writing style is absolutely enthralling and the backdrop of battles, wounded, […]
Fiction
The Shepherd’s Wife – Angela Hunt
I’m pretty sure I begin every review of Biblical fiction with this phrase: Biblical fiction is hard to write. If you stray too far from what’s known of the biblical story, readers will shout at […]
Fiction
Whose Waves These Are – Amanda Dykes
Every once in a while, you come across a debut novel that is so enchanting, you wonder how it possibly could have been the author’s first. Whose Waves These Are is such a novel. From […]
Fiction
Shine the Light – April McGowan
Shine the Light is the book equivalent of a Hallmark movie. I really don’t need to say much more than this. There’s over-the-top all-too-easily resolved drama. There’s cheesy and easy romance. There’s several stock characters […]
Fiction
Hearts Set Free – Jess Lederman
Hearts Set Free is a novel that’s difficult to categorize. Part allegory (or at least so heavy-handed in its messaging that I’m going to call it allegory) and part historical fiction, the novel follows three […]
Fiction
Burden of Proof – Davis Bunn
The title is Burden of Proof. The cover shows a man in a suit walking down stairs while talking on a cell phone. The novel’s summary says something like “Ethan must face his past and […]
Fiction
In Search of the Beloved – Marian Rizzo
In Search of the Beloved is written by Marian Rizzo, a Pulitzer Prize nominated journalist. Unfortunately, Rizzo can’t seem to shake her journalist roots, resulting in a book that is written as a series of […]
Fiction
The Haunting at Bonaventure Circus – Jaime Jo Wright
The Haunting at Bonaventure Circus is a story told in two times, in two halves. The past storyline is a reasonably told tale of mystery, deceit, and death (with just the right amount of kitsch). […]